Len Wein
Biography
Leonard Norman Wein (/wiːn/; June 12, 1948 – September 10, 2017) was an American comic book writer and editor best known for co-creating DC Comics' Swamp Thing and Marvel Comics' Wolverine, and for helping revive the Marvel superhero team the X-Men (including the co-creation of Nightcrawler, Storm, and Colossus). Additionally, he was the editor for writer Alan Moore and illustrator Dave Gibbons' influential DC miniseries Watchmen. Wein was inducted into the Will Eisner Comic Book Hall of Fame in 2008.
Known For
Self
Batman Unmasked: The Psychology of The Dark Knight
Self
Fantastic Four: The World's Greatest Comic Magazine
Self
Batman Tech
Self
Jack Kirby: Story Teller
Self
Robin: The Story of Dick Grayson
Self
Marvel: 75 Years, from Pulp to Pop!
Himself
Chris Claremont's X-Men
Self
The Phenomenon: The Comic That Changed Comics
Congresman Davis
X-Men: Days of Future Past
Himself
Generation X: The Comic Book Origin of X-Men
Himself
The Roots of Wolverine: A Conversation with Stan Lee and Len Wein
Helmut Frankenstein
Tales of Frankenstein
Self
The Wolverine: Path of a Ronin
Len Matheson
Savageland
Heart of Vengeance: Returning Batman to His Roots
Self
Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics
Personal Info
Known For
Writing
Known Credits
16
Gender
Male
Birthday
1948-06-12
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Also Known As
Len Wei